Sunni is the main religion in Syria. Sunni consists of about 80% of Syria’s population. “The Muslim year has two canonical festivals - the Id al Adha, or "sacrificial" festival on the tenth of Dhul al Hijjah, the twelfth Muslim month; and the Id al Fitr, or "festival of breaking the fast," which celebrates the end of the fast of Ramadan on the first of Shawwal, the tenth month. Both festivals last 3 or 4 days, during which people wear their best clothes, visit and congratulate each other, and give gifts. People visit cemeteries, often remaining for some hours, even throughout the night. The festival of the Id al Fitr is celebrated more joyfully than the Id al Adha because it marks the end of the hardships of Ramadan. Lesser celebrations take place on the Prophet's birthday, which falls on the twelfth of Rabia al Awwal, the third month, and on the first of Muharram, the beginning of the Muslim new year.” In Islam there are four main schools, the Hanafi, the Hanabali, the Shafii, and the Maliki. In Syria the main schools are Shafii and Hanafi, “which places greater emphasis on analogical deduction and bases decisions more on precedents set in previous cases than on literal interpretation of the Quran or Sunna”.
Sunni Islam. About.com.
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/countries/bl_SyriaIslamSunni.htm (December 28, 2011)
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